Name: Cucina Rusticas CALAMARI FRITTI Recipe
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500 g Calamari rings and tentacles, cleaned; 2 pieces Lemon wedges; 1 cup All-purpose flour; 0.5 cup Cornmeal; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Paprika; 0.5 tsp Garlic powder; 1 tsp Salt; 0.5 tsp Black pepper; 0.25 tsp Cayenne pepper; 2 eggs Eggs; 120 ml Cold water; 1000 ml Neutral frying oil (vegetable or canola); 120 ml Tartar sauce for dipping

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Rinse the calamari and pat dry with paper towels. Cut the cleaned calamari into rings about 1/2 inch thick.

In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, cornmeal, baking powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne to create the dry breading.

Dry mix

In a separate bowl, whisk eggs with cold water to create the wet batter.

Wet batter

Dip calamari pieces into the egg mixture, then coat in the dry breading, pressing to ensure an even coating.

Dip and coat

Let the breaded calamari rest for 10 minutes to set the coating.

Pour the oil into a deep pot and heat to 350°F (175°C).

Heat the oil

Fry calamari in batches for 1.5–2.5 minutes until crisp and golden. Do not overcrowd the pot.

Transfer fried calamari to paper towels to drain. Lightly season with salt.

Serve hot with lemon wedges and tartar sauce on the side.

Calamari rings and tentacles, cleaned

Lemon wedges

All-purpose flour

Cornmeal

Baking powder

Paprika

Garlic powder

Salt

Black pepper

Cayenne pepper

Eggs

Cold water

Neutral frying oil (vegetable or canola)

Tartar sauce for dipping

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Calamari Fritti Recipe

Ingredients

Calamari & Prep

Breading Mix

Wet Batter

Frying & Dipping

Method

ANTIPASTI - Calamari & Prep

ANTIPASTI - Breading

Dry mix

ANTIPASTI - Wet Batter

Wet batter

ANTIPASTI - Coating & Rest

Dip and coat

ANTIPASTI - Frying

Heat the oil

Fry

ANTIPASTI - Serving

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